[Ansteorra-archery] Children's Archery

Doug Copley doug.copley at gmail.com
Tue Apr 30 14:17:19 PDT 2013


all are very good points!


On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Ld.blackmoon <ld.blackmoon at cox.net> wrote:

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> greetings
>
> that would really depend on a persons definition of " special needs "  are
> they physically restricted ??
> I taught a wheel chair bound young lady to shoot longbow, something she
> had wanted to do her entire life, and had been repeatedly told it was
> impossible..  ( by people that didn't posses the knowledge that I did )
> adaptations can often be arranged , if the issue is known in advance.
>
> are they mentally restricted??
> you almost have to go on a case by case and moment by moment system.
> I have seen children go from listening / paying attention , to drawing a
> bow and screaming at people down the firing line, with no cause discernable
> to anyone present .
>
> a lot of the time , it may even boil down to " are there enough marshals
> available, in order to place a marshal one on one with the archers in
> question.
> for practices , it may require that special practices are arranged , in
> order to get the special needs person comfortable with shooting, and safety
> rules.
>
> are they on medication that slows their thinking and reaction time ??
> just like alcohol use prior to shooting is against the rules, I also feel
> that if someone walks onto my range with dilated eyes and slowed responses
> , they are not safe to have on my ranges.
>
> but this is just my opinion.
> in most cases you will need to check with the mic and the line marshals at
> you local practices, and any events you attend.
>
> Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
> Arthur
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bogue, David (Houston) <David.Bogue at WorleyParsons.com>
> *To:* Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra<ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 30, 2013 1:05 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Children's Archery
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>  Do you see any possibilities in special needs kids getting out there on
> the archery range?  Age restrictions aside, just their ability’s?****
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> Rolf****
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> *From:* ansteorra-archery-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:
> ansteorra-archery-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] *On Behalf Of *Doug Copley
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:53 PM
> *To:* Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra
> *Subject:* Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Children's Archery****
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> I agree that there are areas and groups that do pretty good. One thing
> that I have noticed is that we have MANY MANY kids (under 11 or 12) but
> that we do not have as many that are older than that. I know our son Baldo
> was pretty good archery and was shooting but once he hit about 14 the SCA
> was no longer "Cool" so he did not want to do it anymore:-( I think this
> happens with many of the kids in the SCA. One thing that had been discussed
> before and they recently setit up for IKAC and I believe we can now make it
> an option on the RR is to have both children (10, 15, 20 yards with timed
> at 10 yard) and a youth division that is 15, 20, 30 with a timed round at
> 15 yards. This MIGHT help or it might now. If it is available for us to use
> we should consider using it and making it available.****
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> Vincenti****
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> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Ld. Cian Rhys Gravenor <
> metaldog00 at hotmail.com> wrote:****
>
> I may be getting ready to step in it, but I know several baronies that
> have had a youth program for many years. Admittedly there are rather few
> participants and I agree we can do  more to recruit the children. On the
> other hand we have quite a few wee folk participate in archery at the
> events I frequent. I think local marshals are doing a pretty good job
> though and I would like to give them props for all they are doing to bring
> in new blood.
>
> Cian
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